Difference between revisions of "Sid Meier's Starships"

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Sid Meier's Starships is a singleplayer bird's-eye view strategy game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/282210/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sid Meier's Starships\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Containers/com.2k.starshipsmac/Data/Documents
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/282210/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Locked at 30 FPS.^[1]

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Effects and music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	841 MB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT Intel HD Graphics 4000 256 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.9
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Intel AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	700 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT Intel HD Graphics 4000 256 MB of VRAM
Other	Multi-button mouse

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (282210) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Locked 30 fps? :: Sid Meier's Starships General Discussions

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (282210) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (282210) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[FPS_cap-2] Locked 30 fps? :: Sid Meier's Starships General Discussions

[Note 1]

[1]

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+|taxonomy     =
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Strategy }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi, Space }}
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 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.<ref name="FPS cap">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/282210/discussions/0/610574827761955065/ Locked 30 fps? :: Sid Meier's Starships General Discussions]</ref>
+|introduction      =
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-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Containers/com.2k.starshipsmac/Data/Documents}}
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 }}
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-==Video settings==
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 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/sid-meiers-starships/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = gold
@@ Line 88: / Line 110: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
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+|upscaling tech             =
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 |60 fps                     = false
-|60 fps notes               = Locked at 30 FPS.<ref name="FPS cap"/>
+|60 fps notes               = Locked at 30 FPS.<ref name="FPS cap">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/282210/discussions/0/610574827761955065/ Locked 30 fps? :: Sid Meier's Starships General Discussions]</ref>
 |120 fps                    = false
 |120 fps notes              =
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 }}
-==Input settings==
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 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
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 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
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 |separate volume notes    = Effects and music
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 |subtitles                = false
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+|closed captions          = false
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 |eax support              =
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+|royalty free audio notes  =
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 {{L10n/switch
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   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
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 }}
 {{L10n/switch
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   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
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 }}
 {{L10n/switch
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   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
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 }}
 {{L10n/switch
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   |audio     = false
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 |linux 32-bit executable=
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+|linux arm app          = unknown
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 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = Vista, 7
+|minOS    = Vista SP2, 7
 |minCPU   = Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz
 |minCPU2  = AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
@@ Line 308: / Line 338: @@
 |minGPU   = ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
 |minGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
-|minGPU3  = Intel HD 4000
+|minGPU3  = Intel HD Graphics 4000
 |minVRAM  = 256 MB
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 |minHD    = 700 MB
 |minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
-|minGPU2  = Intel HD 4000
+|minGPU2  = Intel HD Graphics 4000
+|minVRAM  = 256 MB
+|minother = Multi-button mouse
 }}
 {{References}}

Developers

	Firaxis Games
Publishers
	2K Games
Release dates
Windows	March 12, 2015
macOS (OS X)	March 12, 2015
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Strategy
Vehicles	Space flight
Themes	Sci-fi, Space